Imagine my disappointment when I realized that the e-mail Geoff Keighly sent me this evening was not a love letter to me, telling me how awesome Destructoid is. I was in fact, simply just one of the thousand names on an e-mail blast announcing the nominees for this year’s Game Critics Awards.
While everyone at Destructoid has been relying on prescriptions meds to get through the day since learning they were not part of the awards committee (which consists of critics from Electronic Gaming Monthly, Newsweek, Kotaku, and more), we did cover the Spike TV videogame awards. Ignoring this out of spite would be immature, and if Destructoid is one thing, it’s certainly not immature.
The list contains no real surprises, but Rock Band certainly is dominating with five nominations; Electronic Arts leads the publishers pack with 14 nominated titles; and the Xbox 360 is the most nominated platform with a whopping 38 nominations. Damn, son.
Hit the jump for the full list of nominated games, and feel free to argue amongst one another in the comments. Please don’t get any blood on our new couch.
Best of Show
– Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, Xbox 360)
– Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
– Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Mass Effect (Bioware/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
– Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Original Game
– Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, Xbox 360)
– de Blob (Blue Tongue/THQ for Wii)
– Little Big Planet (Media Molecule/SCEE for PS3)
– Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Wii Fit (Nintendo for Wii)
Best PC Game
– Call of Duty 4 (Infinity Ward/Activision)
– Crysis (Crytek/Electronic Arts)
– Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/id/Activision)
– Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
– World in Conflict (Massive Entertainment/Sierra)
Best Console Game
– Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for Xbox 360)
– Call of Duty 4 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Mass Effect (BioWare/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
– Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo for Wii)
Best Handheld Game
– Contra 4 (WayForward/Konami for Nintendo DS)
– Dead Head Fred (Vicious Cycle/D3 for PSP)
– God of War: Chains of Olympus (Ready at Dawn/SCEA for PSP)
– Silent Hill: Origins (Climax/Konami for PSP)
– The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Best Hardware
– PSP-2000 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
– Rock Band Instruments (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Wii Balance Board (Nintendo for Wii)
– Wii Zapper (Nintendo for Wii)
Best Action Game
– Call of Duty 4 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Crysis (Crytek/EA for PC)
– Halo 3 (Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
– Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Retro Studios/Nintendo for Wii)
– Unreal Tournament 3 (Epic Games/Midway for PC, PlayStation 3)
Best Action/Adventure Game
– Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
– Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, Xbox 360)
– Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
– Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo for Wii)
– Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
Best Fighting Game
– Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)
– Virtua Fighter 5 (Sega for Xbox 360)
– WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 (Yuke’s/THQ for Nintendo Wii)
Best Role Playing Game
– Eternal Sonata (Namco Bandai Games for Xbox 360)
– Fable 2 (Lionhead/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
– Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios/EAP for PC)
– Mass Effect (BioWare/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
Best Racing Game
– Burnout Paradise (Criterion Games/EA for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Need for Speed ProStreet (EA Black Box/EA for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Project Gotham Racing 4 (Bizarre Creations/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
– Stuntman: Ignition (Paradigm/THQ for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Sports Game
– Madden NFL 08 (Tiburon/EA for All Systems)
– Skate (EA Black Box/EA for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Tiburon/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
– Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (Neversoft/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Strategy Game
– Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Firaxis/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
– Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Relic/THQ for PC)
– Halo Wars (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft Game Studios for PC, Xbox 360)
– Universe at War: Earth Assault (Petroglyph/Sega for PC, Xbox 360)
– World in Conflict (Massive Entertainment/Sierra for PC)
Best Social/Casual/Puzzle Game
– Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Neversoft/Red Octane/ATVI for PS2, PS3, 360, Wii)
– Little Big Planet (Media Molecule/SCEE for PS3)
– Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Wii Fit (Nintendo for Wii)
– Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure (Capcom for Wii)
Best Online Multiplayer Game
– Burnout Paradise (Criterion Games/EA for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
– Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/Nerve/id/ATVI for PC, PS3, 360)
– Halo 3 (Bungie/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
– Little Big Planet (Media Molecule/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
– Unreal Tournament 3 (Epic Games/Midway for PC, PlayStation 3)
